Again With The Boots

I want to pack as little as possible on our upcoming trips, which means limiting my shoes to only. two. pairs. including my running ones. Which is kind of, you know, IMPOSSIBLE.

Comfort and durability are a huge priority. Not looking vertically challenged ranks pretty high, too. Also, they have to be able to handle everything from a nice dinner to a cooking class to a thirteen mile trek during which I'll stop at least four times to get crepes from street vendors.

Very important.

I recently got these Sam Edelman Knee Boots which are lovely and comfy, but have a heel that would be swallowed by cobblestone streets.



I also considered these Etienne Aigner Venezia Riding Boots. I bought a similar version with a higher heel a few years ago, and although I love them, there's no way they'd pound out more than five miles a day without crushing my feet to smithereens. Plus, they don't go with a lot of the outfits that I wear on a daily basis.



Enter these. Born's. I bought 'em today and I seriously did a double take when I realized that they even have a heel.

They walk like a boat shoe. Cozy. Versatile. Perfect.